La Fabbrica : SAÏD BEN SAÏD’S DREAM FESTIVAL
The Naked and the Dead
Raoul Walsh
A film chosen by Saïd Ben Saïd (Dream festival)
In the Pacific during World War II, Commander Cummings, hated by his men because of his cruelty, has to take back some islands from the Japanese. Angered by the pacifism of one of his lieutenant, he re-assign him to lead a reconnaissance patrol commanded by tough and cynical Sergeant Croft.
Symply one of the best war movie of American cinema, and of his author !
Cast
Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey
- Screenplay
- Denis Sanders, Terry Sanders, based on a novel by Norman Mailer
- Photography
- Joseph LaShelle
- Sound
- Robert B. Lee
- Music
- Bernard Herrmann
- Art direction
- William L. Kuehl
- Editing
- Arthur P. Schmidt
- Production
- RKO Pictures
